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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.74418, -3.01273
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Wood Anemone, Borage +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Wood Anemone, Borage +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Liberty Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LIB Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 172 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 172 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 57 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Curlew Numenius arquata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Curlew Numenius arquata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris2023
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2021
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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